My Christmas Baby (birth story) (long)

My son will be 1 year old in exactly 1 week. So I thought I would write his birth story :) Christmas Eve 2011 I was 40+6 and I was at my Grandparents house for our Xmas Eve party and I started having some contractions at 5pm. I didnt want to tell anyone for 2 reasons: 1. I didnt want to be forced to go to the hospital early and get sent home 2. I didnt want to ruin the party lol. Well my contractions started getting intense so I told my family at 10 pm. They got me to the hospital and I was 6 centimeters and I told them I wanted the epi. it was 11pm when I got it and was 7.5 centimeters. A few hours later I started over-contracting and my body was not letting my son get a chance to recover between contractions, so I had to get a shot to 2 different times to ease up my contractions. I was fully dilated by 3 am, but he was so high (0 station) that they let me just rest til he came down farther. At 6am he came down enough to start pushing, they realized that he was sunny-side-up and had to use the vacuum to help me but at 6:22 am on Christmas morning, Carter Jay came into the world at 7lbs 7oz 19 1/2 inches long. Because he was face up I had an 4th degree laceration and episiotomy (ouch!) but totally worth it!

My son will be 1 year old in exactly 1 week. So I thought I would write his birth story :) Christmas Eve 2011 I was 40+6 and I was at my Grandparents house for our Xmas Eve party and I started having some contractions at 5pm. I didnt want to tell anyone for 2 reasons: 1. I didnt want to be forced to go to the hospital early and get sent home 2. I didnt want to ruin the party lol. Well my contractions started getting intense so I told my family at 10 pm. They got me to the hospital and I was 6 centimeters and I told them I wanted the epi. it was 11pm when I got it and was 7.5 centimeters. A few hours later I started over-contracting and my body was not letting my son get a chance to recover between contractions, so I had to get a shot to 2 different times to ease up my contractions. I was fully dilated by 3 am, but he was so high (0 station) that they let me just rest til he came down farther. At 6am he came down enough to start pushing, they realized that he was sunny-side-up and had to use the vacuum to help me but at 6:22 am on Christmas morning, Carter Jay came into the world at 7lbs 7oz 19 1/2 inches long. Because he was face up I had an 4th degree laceration and episiotomy (ouch!) but totally worth it!

I just found out Monday (dec. 17) that my husband and I are expecting our first child together. He has two wonderful children and will now have another. It was funny because I was smiling ear to ear running out of the bathroom with the pee stick freaking out with excitement. I immediately told him and ran out the door telling him that I had to go to my moms and tell her in person. Needless to say I sat in traffic for an hour when it usually takes me 15 minutes and then when I got there she wasn't home...bummer. But now she knows and I have a doctors appointment soon just to make sure it wasn't a chemical pregnancy. I'm beyond excited!

I just found out Monday (dec. 17) that my husband and I are expecting our first child together. He has two wonderful children and will now have another. It was funny because I was smiling ear to ear running out of the bathroom with the pee stick freaking out with excitement. I immediately told him and ran out the door telling him that I had to go to my moms and tell her in person. Needless to say I sat in traffic for an hour when it usually takes me 15 minutes and then when I got there she wasn't home...bummer. But now she knows and I have a doctors appointment soon just to make sure it wasn't a chemical pregnancy. I'm beyond excited!

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